[Neil Williams]

With the last throw of the dice to possibly save everything I've built up over the years i need some help and I can't find it.
Q. In the UK how many people are employed within the cleaning industry
Q. What is the turnover in £'s of what the cleaning industry does in the UK
Q. The average wage of an employed manager within the cleaning industry.

If you can help with where this info came from would be very much appreciated.

[carpet guy]

Local library.............ask for a book Compass if I remember correctly, if not ask the librarian for info on business stats

It's been a long time since I used that stuff at Uni' but I'll tryto get more info

[Neil Williams]

It's been a long time since I used that stuff at Uni' but I'll tryto get more info

Any help seriously appreciated

[mark_roberts]

Neil

Quote - With the last throw of the dice to possibly save everything I've built up over the years i need some help and I can't find it.

What do you mean by this??

Try some the cleaning organisations.  Cant think who they are right now.  Any one....

Mark

[Neil Williams]

What do you mean by this??

If I can't gather enough data and relevant arguement the Home Office have decreed that a person who I had lined up to basically run my business and move it forward, has been refused a work permit although he has already been over here 3 years in a different occupation.
So instead of possibly increasing my business by 30% in the next 12 months I will instead have to off load 30% of it.

BTW I have found out the industry employs 1 million and turns over £12 billion  Ave wage of a manager anywhere between £20k and £50k

[Mike Osbourne]

Neil

It's some time back since I was involved in recruiting key people and things may have changed, but I would have thought the key is to prove that you have tried to find someone qualified and despite proof of your efforts you came up short.

Have you run adverts? What have you done to find someone?

Everyone has a unique skill set. If your Job Description just happens to match your guys skills/experience very closely  you may have a better chance. Proof of pro-actively looking and not getting the right candidates is crucial though.

[Neil Williams]

but I would have thought the key is to prove that you have tried to find someone qualified and despite proof of your efforts you came up short.
Have you run adverts? What have you done to find someone?

This is the Home Office arguement, but having checked with ACAS and Manpower plus others there are no rules that say you have to do this.
ACAS and Manpower can't understand why the HO are being such a pain over this, and as we have found the HO rules change on a weekly basis. The rules have changed in the last 2 weeks and that is what they run with even though the paperwork and payment was received 4 weeks ago under the previous rules.

[Neil Grainger]

Neil

What country is he/she from, if you are having to justfy employing him what has he been doing for the last 3 years.

Cheers

Neil

[carpet guy]

Surely you can find a capable UK citizen I understand there are many unemployed managers / salespeople etc, out there, able to do what you need ?